Seventh century

Fifth century

Fourth century

Sixth century

The law of obligations regulates a person’s right to claim performance from anyone.

The law of obligations regulates a person’s rights to a thing.

The law of obligations regulates a person’s rights as enforced through personal actions.

The law of obligations regulates a person’s real rights.

The Magistrates’ Court Act 32 of 1944

The Special Court for Blacks Abolition Act 34 of 1986

The Law of Evidence Amendment Act 45 of 1988

The Black Administration Act 38 of 1927

Before 1795, indigenous African law and institutions largely continued to exist without interference from Dutch settlers.

The 1961 Constitution of the Republic of South Africa brought about major changes in the application of indigenous African law.

Under British rule, indigenous African law was never regulated.

Indigenous African law was never formally recognised in the Orange Free State.

The use of Latin as an international medium of communication facilitated the establishment of the European ius commune.

Of the medieval law schools, it was the work of the glossators that played the most significant role in the importation of Roman law into the practical administration of justice.

From the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries, there was a spirit of universalism in Western Europe.

Western Europe experienced a scientific reception and a practical reception of Roman law.

The codification of the French civil law by Napoleon in 1804.

The development of the historical school during the 19th century.

The foundation of the University of Louvain in the 15th century.

The introduction of the French civil code into the Kingdom of Holland in 1809.

The Freedom Charter

The Harare Declaration

Constitutional Guidelines for a Democratic South Africa

The Africans’ Claims

Various subsections of section 25 are aimed at increasing access to land in South Africa.

Section 25 protects the fundamental right to housing.

Section 25 prescribes how the expropriation of land may be facilitated.

Section 25 protects an owner’s right to their property.

A contract that comes about through mere agreement.

A contract that comes about through an agreement plus the delivery of a thing.

A contract that comes about through an agreement plus a written document.

A contract that comes about through an agreement plus the uttering of certain formal words.